cadman342001 wrote:
How about some from Hobbiton ? Any LoTR fans here?
Let's start with view from the little farm stay nearby. Had a nice evening sharing a bottle of red and chatting to my next door neighbour for the night, a 23 year old girl from Bordeaux who is taking 12 months to walk from the top of the N.Island to the bottom of the S.Island on her own !
I'm a shy person but when travelling try and make myself talk to people, which I thoroughly enjoy and makes travelling on my own much nicer, meeting people from all over the World.
This was the view during the Golden Hour before sunset. ...Show more →
New Zealand is such a beautiful innocent looking place. Thanks for sharing wonderful pictures, Andy.
No artistic merit on this one... was experimenting yesterday late afternoon, so this is more a proof of concept than anything else.
The Ais 105/2.5 flairs quite a bit in this situation so its not a clean image, but its about 28minutes of sun movement captured into a long exposure sun-lapse. The sun was a bit spotty due to fast moving clouds.
cadman342001 wrote:
How about some from Hobbiton ? Any LoTR fans here?
Let's start with view from the little farm stay nearby. Had a nice evening sharing a bottle of red and chatting to my next door neighbour for the night, a 23 year old girl from Bordeaux who is taking 12 months to walk from the top of the N.Island to the bottom of the S.Island on her own !
I'm a shy person but when travelling try and make myself talk to people, which I thoroughly enjoy and makes travelling on my own much nicer, meeting people from all over the World.
This was the view during the Golden Hour before sunset.
No artistic merit on this one... was experimenting yesterday late afternoon, so this is more a proof of concept than anything else.
The Ais 105/2.5 flairs quite a bit in this situation so its not a clean image, but its about 28minutes of sun movement captured into a long exposure sun-lapse. The sun was a bit spotty due to fast moving clouds.
James Markus wrote:
Today I was looking for details. D800 tc-16a and the 200mm f4 ais micro. Also brought the D7200 tc-16a and 55mm f3.5 ai micro, but will posts those after imaging them. I shot with neoprene gloves on (about 48 F), and it slowed me down a bit. Here are some from the D800 combo.
My wife and I ate a bite each of the mini (large marble size) apple looking fruit in that last photo. It tasted just like a yellow delicious apple. Then we both realized..."why hadn't the animals, bugs and birds eaten any?" The large tree was spade shaped 20-25' high with hundreds of branches all just loaded with fruit. Nearby, we found another tree loaded with red fruit. ...Show more →
Nice set of details. I guess you're safe after eating those fruits.
Departure day from Chicago and the weather was fantastic plus wind speeds dropped to a far more comfortable 12mph. Unfortunately, did not have much time to take advantage of it.
rafaelcasd wrote:
This thread does not move, it runs.
A couple more showing the subtle detail of the 2.8cm RF lens. A lens from 1952.
Something about its rendering that makes you feel you are inside the image.
James Markus wrote:
Today I was looking for details. D800 tc-16a and the 200mm f4 ais micro. Also brought the D7200 tc-16a and 55mm f3.5 ai micro, but will posts those after imaging them. I shot with neoprene gloves on (about 48 F), and it slowed me down a bit. Here are some from the D800 combo.
My wife and I ate a bite each of the mini (large marble size) apple looking fruit in that last photo. It tasted just like a yellow delicious apple. Then we both realized..."why hadn't the animals, bugs and birds eaten any?" The large tree was spade shaped 20-25' high with hundreds of branches all just loaded with fruit. Nearby, we found another tree loaded with red fruit. ...Show more →
James, nice series and variety of colors and shapes.
James - I have had the D850 for several years but for my kind of casual photography it does not seem to matter which camera I use, so I just pick up whatever body has the lens I'm thinking of using.
Strange but I don't think of style or ergos, I'm just confident that the body I pick up is so much better that I am.
Jay,
I've noticed your PP changed a few weeks ago, but the differences between the 800's I see are dynamic range, and subtle color differences. I run into the same thing between my Nikon and Canon bodies. The D850 files look great.
Jim
HCE HCE wrote:
James - I have had the D850 for several years but for my kind of casual photography it does not seem to matter which camera I use, so I just pick up whatever body has the lens I'm thinking of using.
Strange but I don't think of style or ergos, I'm just confident that the body I pick up is so much better that I am.
Nikon 55mm f2.8 AIS Micro for top shot, Nikon 105mm f2.8 AIS Micro for second shot. In the second shot it was late evening-ish and the color in this particular area was really that intense.
James Markus wrote:
Jay,
I've noticed your PP changed a few weeks ago, but the differences between the 800's I see are dynamic range, and subtle color differences. I run into the same thing between my Nikon and Canon bodies. The D850 files look great.
Jim
James, I have to hand it to you, your powers of observation are impressive, I have been rather oblivious to my processing and have not noticed. Lately I have been using a new laptop, but my output probably varies a bit as I process intermittently and use no presets. Halfway thru a batch it often occurs to me that I should try something I did last time but forgot to do in the current group. I never thought about the camera's contribution to this monte carlo look I produce.
Ray, what a nice shot is #2. Lovely OOF background.
HCE HCE wrote:
James - I have had the D850 for several years but for my kind of casual photography it does not seem to matter which camera I use, so I just pick up whatever body has the lens I'm thinking of using.
Strange but I don't think of style or ergos, I'm just confident that the body I pick up is so much better that I am.
I am amazed at how good current camera tech is!
D850 19 and 24mm PC-E
Inside the ranch house.
Jay, very nice set of images. Love the clouds and sky in the first. The interiors are nicely composed. You used a great pair of lenses too.
Ray,
I like the narrow depth of field with the foreground in focus, and the background like an impressionist painting. I also very much like the second image's palette, because it so accurately captures this years "peachy salmon" color that I have never before seen so much of it as this year. It is beautiful.
Jim
pbraymond wrote:
Nikon 55mm f2.8 AIS Micro for top shot, Nikon 105mm f2.8 AIS Micro for second shot. In the second shot it was late evening-ish and the color in this particular area was really that intense.
Jay,
I get a little too focused sometimes. Lately I have been arguing with myself about wanting a D850 and realizing I don't need one. Ultimately I expect need to lose out to want - which is why I set mental willing to pay prices in my head that are currently not realistic. However, I am seeing signs it may change faster than my one year expectation. Meanwhile, I compare 800's subtle sensors differences.
Jim
HCE HCE wrote:
James, I have to hand it to you, your powers of observation are impressive, I have been rather oblivious to my processing and have not noticed. Lately I have been using a new laptop, but my output probably varies a bit as I process intermittently and use no presets. Halfway thru a batch it often occurs to me that I should try something I did last time but forgot to do in the current group. I never thought about the camera's contribution to this monte carlo look I produce.
Ray, what a nice shot is #2. Lovely OOF background.
